Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a public rally at Brigade Ground on April 3, 2019 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Atul Locke/Getty Images)
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Here’s a look at life Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.
date of birth: 17 September 1950
birth place: Vadnagar, Gujarat, India
birth name: Narendra Damodardas Modi
Father: Damodardas Modi
Mother: Hiraba “Hiraben” Modi
marriage: Jashodaben (Chimanlal) Modi (1968–present, separate)
Education: University of Delhi, BA, 1978; Gujarat University, MA, 1983
Religion: Hindu
Left home in his late teens to travel to India, live in ashrams and explore the Himalayas.
First Prime Minister to be born in independent India.
3 October 1972 – is involved in Hindu Nationalist organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
June 1975 – Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposes a period of emergency as she faces a political crisis. Civil liberties are restricted, the media are censored, and protesters are arrested. Modi joins the movement to restore those rights.
1987 – Enters mainstream politics and joins Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as organization secretary of Gujarat unit in western India.
3 October 1995 – Became the national secretary of BJP.
5 January 1998 – Has been promoted to become the National General Secretary of BJP.
October 2001 – Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Modi the name of the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
February 2002 – At least 58 people were killed when a train carrying Hindu pilgrims caught fire. The train halted briefly at a station in Gujarat, where the local population was a majority Muslim. The Gujarat government later learned that the fire was deliberately set, part of a pre-planned attack, and that those responsible were Muslims. Riots erupt in the days following the fire and Modi is accused of ignoring the violent protests that killed nearly 1,000 people, mostly Muslims.
2005 – The United States refused to issue a diplomatic visa to Modi for his suspected role in the 2002 riots.
June 2013 – Modi has been chosen as the BJP leader and Campaigning for the 2014 general elections.
20 May 2014 – BJP’s victory in the general election and Modi has been appointed as the Prime Minister.
26 May 2014 – The Prime Minister takes the oath of office.
September 27-30, 2014 – Modi makes his First visit to the United States as Prime Minister and see you President Barack Obama.
8 December 2014 – Modi’s victory in Time magazine’s readers’ poll person of the Year.
January 25-27, 2015 – Obama became the first US President to visit India twice. During the three-day visit, Obama and Modi negotiate a 10-year defense cooperation agreement, a civil nuclear deal between the two countries.
25 December 2015 – Modi’s visit Pakistan and see you Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. this is the first time Indian Prime Minister has visited Pakistan in almost 12 years.
8 June 2016 – Addressing a joint session of the US Congress, Modi speaks about the continued development of US-India relations.
June 26, 2017 – see you with US President Donald Trump for the first time in the White House.
July 4, 2017 – becomes First Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel, arrived in Tel Aviv as part of a three-day visit to mark 25 years of diplomatic ties between India and Israel.
15 August 2018 – During his Independence Day speech to the nation, Modi announced that India will launch its first manned mission to space by 2022..
23 May 2019 – in a thumping victoryBJP got 303 seats in the general election.
30 May 2019 – sworn in for second term As the Prime Minister of India.
5 August 2019 – Tension escalates between India and Pakistan After Modi’s announcement that India would revoke a constitutional provision giving Jammu and the state Kashmir Autonomy to establish its own laws. In the wake of the announcement, widespread communications blackouts have been reported in the Muslim-majority region.
8 August 2019 – Modi’s address on television In which he claims that revoking Kashmir’s autonomous status will promote stability, reduce corruption and boost the economy. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister says that the country will be cautious, but no military option is being considered. NS United Nations issued a statement calling on both the countries to resolve the issue peacefully respecting human rights in the region.
11 December 2019 – Parliament passed controversial bill Which will fast-track citizenship for religious minorities including Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhist, Jains, Parsis and Christian, from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Opposition parties say the bill is unconstitutional as it bases citizenship on an individual’s religion and will further marginalize India’s Muslim community. Modi expressed his support for the measure via Twitter, “This bill will ease the suffering of many people who faced harassment for years,” he said.
19 December 2019 – Deadly protests in at least 15 cities Against the citizenship law despite a ban on public gatherings in many areas. At least three people died amid the violence, as thousands took part in the demonstrations.
22 December 2019 – Modi gave a speech railing against the protests. “You’ve seen how these people are pursuing their own interests,” he says. “The statements made, false videos, provocative, high level people by putting it on social media have committed the crime of spreading confusion and fire.”
September 3, 2020 – Modi’s Twitter account appears to have been hacked, which has been investigated by the social media company. The account, which has 2.5 million followers, is one of a handful of verified accounts linked to the prime minister. The apparent hack comes more than a month after a massive hack that resulted in some of the most prominent accounts on the platform – including those associated with Obama, Joe Biden And Elon Musk – Compromise is being done.
7 July 2021 – Modi sacks 12 members of his cabinet, including federal ministers for health and law, as he faces sharp criticism for his alleged mishandling by the government coronavirus global pandemic.
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